Top 50 Brooks Koepka Quotes

I’m an athlete. I’m not a big golf nerd in that aspect. I’m not big on the history.

You always feel like you’ve got something to prove, whether it be to yourself or somebody else. I can think of plenty of people along the way telling me I’ll be nothing, working at McDonald’s, doing things like that. The whole time, you’re just trying to prove them wrong.

I’m going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.

I always try to find something where I feel like I’m kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.

I’ve always felt like I was going to win a British Open at St. Andrews. That place is suited for me.

I don’t care what anyone thinks about me.

You tell me I can’t do something, I’m going to do it.

For some reason, I can really tune in in the majors, and I have no idea why. They really get my attention.

I’m not always smiling when I’m on the golf course. Sometimes, hey, listen, people have regular jobs. You go to them when they’re working, and you catch them not in the best moment either. So I understand how people could perceive me. But come get to know me, and I’m totally a different person.

I typically opt for a fade when I’m hitting into greens. It’s just an easier shot to control.

I honestly just want to take a selfie sometimes.

I’m about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.

It’s amazing to go World No. 1 on a win. I think is something I’ve always wanted to do.

To defend your major is pretty tough.

Sometimes your haters are your biggest motivators.

You’re always going to have fans, and you’re always going to have people that hate you. The people around me, they know who I am, and that’s really all I care about.

I’m always overlooked.

You’re always working to try and climb that ladder.

I haven’t had too many tragedies in my family where there has been a loss or even an accident. I’ve been lucky in that sense.

To be honest, I’m not a big golf nerd. Golf is kind of boring, not much action.

I think of three things, and that’s it. Just keep it short and take it outside and swing it left.

I’ve always been, I guess, pretty cool.

I don’t get sore. If you’re working out every day, you’re not going to be sore.

As long as every tournament, every year, you’re getting better and better, that’s all that matters.

Everyone remembers the winner; nobody remembers who finishes second. But quite a lot, I seem to be right around the hunt with nine holes to play.

I don’t feel like there is anybody out there with more confidence than me.

I enjoy hard golf courses.

I have a lot of self-belief.

Golf’s weird because it’s individual, and there’s nobody to blame but yourself, but then, golfers also have this it’s-everybody-else’s-fault thing where you don’t take ownership.

I think it’s always great to have the support of fans and get as many people as you can behind you.

I’m not going to let everyone in, but when I do open up, I trust you. I let you fully in. My close friends, my family, and everyone around me can really appreciate it, and sometimes it’s not the easiest to open up to people.

There are a lot of things that people love, they just can’t do for a living.

I’m not somebody who’s going to panic if things go the wrong way.

To be No. 1 is something I’ve dreamed of as a kid.

There are some things you have to accept come with being really good at something: more attention, more eyes on you, every move you make – whether good or bad, you have to answer. If that’s the price of where I want to get, it’ll be worth it.

I got into a car accident and couldn’t play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and it’s panned out. I think it was a blessing in disguise.

To me, traveling in the United States isn’t that much fun. I like to go elsewhere and experience different cultures.

I couldn’t hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.

I’m not a big fan of losing.

I’ve been so in the zone, you don’t know where you are or where you’re at.

It’s taken me a long time to learn how to not try to win. I’ve been trying to win too badly. I feel like I’ve underachieved.

You’ve got to be able to let things roll off your back, and you’ve got to have some patience.

You start comparing yourself to other people, you end up trying to be that person. You’ve got to be your own person, do it your own way. You can be motivated by somebody, but you don’t have to take after them.

You can’t hide when you’re on the top of the leaderboard. You can’t hide my name.

My goals? They’re pretty high.

I like to lay low. I like to hang back. I like to be the person that’s not really recognized.

My whole life, I grew up watching Tiger Woods. If I tuned in to a golf tournament, that’s who I watched.

A lot of golfers take the club back with almost no upper-body rotation – they’re all arms. And even when they do rotate back, it’s usually on a flat shoulder plane. If your shoulders turn back fairly level with the ground, it’s hard to swing down from inside the target line and hit an accurate shot.

The U.S. Open just takes so much discipline. You have got to be a great putter and just kind of let things roll off your back.

I’ve played the game for 23, 24 years. Four months off, I’m not going to lose it.